To the American Student: An Open LetterAmerican Association for International Conciliation, 1914 - 30 psl. |
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achieve advance American civilization AMERICAN STUDENT armaments Arms and Industry attitude avoidance of suffering Belgian believe cation ceptions cessation of conflict Chaldeans conception concerned conquest of nature credit and commercial detail of dogma ditions doctrine economically futile effectiveness of force Europe facts field of human force to truth France Galileo Germany group of affairs hope human association human intercourse human issue involves human relations human relationship human society hypothesis immense inductive method Inquisition instinct intellectual international peace international politics jeopardy jurisprudence large human issue laws lieve mainly material conquest means mechanism of human ment mental misconception merely military force military power misconception which explained modern world Montaigne motive physical place of force principles problem problem of war promote prosperity Putnam's question realization relation of military religious wars rivalry struggle things tical tion trade Trade Unionism understanding urge vance wealth witchcraft
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